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Choose For Yourself What You Want To Do In Your Life

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date May 25, 2016
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I have heard of Grandparents dictating to their Grandsons that if they do not want to farm, they will not inherit the farm when they die. Let your Grandson get the job he wants to get for himself. A person that works at a job he does not like will not be suitable or interested in that particular job. Grandsons, do what you want to do with your life. Life is concise to work at a job you cannot stand to do every day. Grandsons can rent out the family farm to a reliable tenant, which is still considered a family farm. Never tell anyone what kind of job they should do for the rest of their lives. That decision is left up to them and only them alone.

My Grandmother would be shocked to find three cats living in her house. I love cats, so I decided to have three house cats. Cats give me joy, love, peace, and comfort. My Grandmother thought all cats should be farm cats and live outdoors in the barn. I figure that as long as I maintain the family farm in good order, Grandma should not be too upset with three cats living in my house.

Get a job you love and love, and you will be happy and content with your work. Going to work every day should not be a chore. Your assignment should be exciting and enjoyable. I have had rental properties for years. I have met a lot of kinds and caring people throughout the years. I love to paint outdoors, stain decks, mow lawns, and repair buildings well.

Please do what you want with your life, as we only have one life to live. It might as well be a life we enjoy every day.

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Sebastian's Story

Sebastian’s Story

Sebastian was born and raised on my farm. He would always walk under your feet when you would walk outdoors. Luckily no one ever stepped on him. One day he kept meowing right outside of my back door. I felt sorry for him, and he became my third house cat.

Sebastian was knowledgeable. The first night Sebastian was in my house, I heard quite a racket from my living room. Sebastian had been busy gathering all the missing toy mice and placing them in a neat little row. Sebastian also let me bathe him. He seemed to enjoy his bath, and he made no fuss whatsoever.

Sebastian did not respect my older house cats, to begin with. He liked to wrestle with them, but they did not greatly appreciate it. As Sebastian matured, he acted much better with my other house cats.

Sebastian loved to balance on the window valances, and he would walk across them to the other side. Sebastian was quite the acrobat. As Sebastian matured, he could no longer perform this feat.

Sebastian loved to sleep on my bed at night. It was a three-cat night in the winter instead of a three-dog night. I always would end up with three cats sleeping peacefully in my bed.

Sebastian’s favorite toys were always toy mice. He had quite an assortment of them to play with. He also liked to bat away at a mouse in a circle toy.

Sebastian was about twelve when I discovered lung cancer from an X-Ray that my vet had taken off his chest. I thought he just had asthma. My vet put him on a steroid treatment. The steroids worked for about one year. Sebastian kept losing weight and had more difficulty walking up and down the steps in my house. He was thirteen years old when I had my vet put him to sleep. I never want to see one of my beloved pets suffer.

Tags Introducing a New Cat Into Your Home, Kittens, Signs of a Sick Cat

Tales of Feral Cats

I had a friend that rescued a cat in the middle of the winter that someone had dumped out. The poor cat was thin and emaciated. The cat was standing on the cold sidewalk. My friend tried to pick up the cat, but she could not remove the cat from the sidewalk. She discovered that the cat’s paws had been frozen down to the sidewalk at night. She hurriedly went to her house for some hot water and very carefully poured the water over the cat’s paws. She could finally pick the cat up and bring him to her home. The cat’s feet were horrible, so she took him to her vet to treat his paws for frostbite. It took her new cat a long time to walk normally again. He was a black cat that she grew to love quickly. In his old age, he developed diabetes and needed the exceptional cat food she provided him. He died in her arms on the way to her vet.

A woman told me that she had rescued a male feral cat. He was skinny and bony. They took him to their vet to be checked over and get his necessary shots. They would buy groceries from the store and set them on their table before they put them away. The bread always seemed to disappear, and at first, they thought maybe they forgot to buy it. The bread would disappear every time they purchased groceries at home. They finally spotted their cat running to their closet with a loaf of bread. Their new cat had been hoarding bread in their closet. They found ten loaves of bread in their closet. Their cat finally stopped collecting bread when he was convinced he would get a regular meal from them every day.

A person does not realize what some poor innocent cats have been put through by cruel and neglectful former owners. When you have an opportunity to rescue a poor feral cat, you will be helping them out tremendously. You will have a wonderful appreciative cat for the rest of your new cat’s life.

Tags Benefits of Having a Cat, Introducing a New Cat Into Your Home

Why My Cats are so Important to me

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date March 5, 2016
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My cats greet me with a gentle nudge in the morning. Their purrs are peaceful and relaxing. Every one of my cats has its distinct personality. Some cats are much more outgoing than others. Some cats are timid and take a long time to get used to people.

My cats know if I am not feeling well and curl beside me. My cats purr away and take the worries of this World away. Garfunkel always curls right next to me. Conrad lets me pat him on the head and sits by my feet. Kohl will lie down next to me and then lie by the heat register for the night.

Watching my cats play is very relaxing for my cats and me. They love to play with their lighted ball toy and catnip mice.

When you rescue or save a cat’s life,e you have protected one of God’s beautiful creatures. All the cats I have saved over the years have been delightful.

Cats are not judgmental. Cats will return any favor you do for them ten times over in the love they return to you. Some cats love to have their hair brushed out. All of my cats love to eat tuna canned in water and an occasional cat treat now and then.

I have been around cats since I was in a baby stroller. My cats have followed me all over my farm. They sit on my lap if I read a book outdoors. They waited with me and kept me company while I waited for the school bus in the morning.

I cannot remember life without the love of a dear feline friend. I hope you have a special feline friend in your life.

Tags Benefits of Having a Cat, Introducing a New Cat Into Your Home, Picking Out A Kitten

A Tom Cat That I Rescued Difficult Cats

A Tom Cat That I Rescued

A sickly Tom cat came to my house years ago. His ears were frozen off, and he was pretty ill. I treated his frozen ears with antibiotic ointments. I put drops in his ears for ear mites. He had a horrible cough without diarrhea. I had penicillin on hand and gave him a shot in his back thigh. I had asked my vet what dosage was suitable for a cat before I gave him his shot.

He was a beautiful white Tom cat. He did not seem to mind my constant doctoring. Tom started to put weight on gradually. He was skinny when he first arrived on our farm. He stayed in a vacant dog house with straw in it. I kept treating his ears and giving him penicillin shots. Tom started coming out of the dog house and eating with my other farm cats.

Tom would let me pick him up and carry him around the farm. Tom had penicillin shots for a week before he was ultimately better. Toms’s’s fur looked beautiful, his ears healed, and his ear-mite free. He was a handsome-looking Tom cat now. Tom always slept in the dog house at night. I guess he felt safe in the dog house at night.

I could not find Tom one day. I had treated Tom every day for about a week and a half. I looked for Tom for some time but could never find him. One day I went to a friend’s house, and there was Tom. Tom looked happy and contented. I never told my friend that her new cat was Tom, the cat I had nursed back to health.

I figured Tom got tired of my doctoring and decided to move on to a house where they did not pester him daily with shots and other treatments. All I cared about was that Tom was healthy.

Tags Frostbite, Introducing a New Cat Into Your Home, Signs of a Sick Cat

Training Your Cat

Consistency is the key to training your cat. When you tell your cat no, it should be in a firm voice.

Do not let your cat jump on your table one day and the next day think oh well, I don’t care. Your cat will get mixed signals quickly. I like to hit my newspaper on the area they should not be on. The newspaper makes a loud noise that they do not like. They will remember hearing that noise again if they do not stay down.

My Grandmother would swat a fly swatter on a table to discourage her cat’s lousy behavior. I would not encourage that method, however. When you want to kill a fly, your cat will wonder what you did wrong.

TI has put perfume on a cotton ball and placed it on my table to stay off the furniture. Ensure your furniture’s color fastness before placing the scented cotton ball on your furniture. Cats do not like the smell of perfume and stay off your table.

Another way of making cats behave is to bang a couple of pots and pans’ lids together. They will not want to hear that noise again.

If my cat makes a mess on the carpet, I show them the area and say no. Do not put your cat’s face in a lot. That is cruel and unnecessary punishment.

Always reward your cat with a healthy cat treat after their excellent behavior. Never give your cat a treat for bad behavior. Your cat will think if I scratch up the couch, I will get a lovely cat treat.

I have tried placing aluminum foil on household items to keep my cats off. Aluminum foil has not proven effective with my cats whatsoever.

Cats are pretty intelligent creatures and catch on quickly. Reward your cat’s good behavior by playing a game with him. Have a stick with feathers on the end that he can bat around and play with. You can toss a ball back and forth with your cat that he will chase after. Always praise and pat and hold your cat when he remembers what you have taught him.

I hope you and your cat live in perfect harmony for many years.

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Cat Hierarchy

I have three cats in my house. My cats have a definite order of who is in charge. Kohl is my oldest house cat, and he rules the roost. If Kohl wants to sit on my lap, he gives Garfunkel a gentle nip as if to say get off of Mother’s lap. She is all mine.

Conrad is my youngest house cat. Conrad will lie down next to Garfunkel and expect Garfunkel to clean him. At least after Garfunkel has licked Conrad’s fur clean, he returns the favor. When Conrad is playing with a toy, Garfunkel watches his every move. Garfunkel will then play with the same toy, improving Conrad’s technique.

At bedtime, Garfunkel will lie close to my left shoulder. If Kohl sees him by my shoulder, he gives him a gentle nip so he can lay next to me. Garfunkel will then lie down farther in my bed. Conrad always waits until Garfunkel is in bed before he jumps in for the night.

My friend has an older male cat and a younger female cat. They will fight over which heated cat bed they think is the most comfortable in her house. They give each other a gentle nip until it is relinquished to the other cat.

My cat Cali is part Siamese and rules her house. Cali is always the first to greet me at the door in the morning when I feed my cats. When Addi had her kittens, she was the cat in charge. Cali did not like this, but she put up with it. After Addi’s kittens were about three months old, Cali was in order again.

With cats, there always seems to be an Alpha male or female cat that is the head of all the cats in her or his dominion. It is nature’s way of having a strong leader.

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A cat Owners Daily Routine

A Cat Owners Daily Routine

My cats are my alarm clock. They generally wake me up by at least 6:00 AM every morning. They start by walking on my stomach or licking my hand.

I feed my cats early in the morning and give them fresh water. I comb or brush my cats, which tend to shed a lot. I generally comb out a small clump of fur from each cat I comb out.

I put my cat’s toys away every morning. It is always interesting to see what they will pick out of their cat toy box to play with for the day. They always pick out at least two catnip-filled toys. Today, they picked out a red toy lobster, a white toy rabbit, a small green dragon toy, and catnip toys.

They take turns sitting on my lap in the afternoon while I pat them on their head. They like sleeping on top of my grandfather’s clock and refrigerator.

My cat next door take sunbathe during the day. They like to sleep on a window sill cat bed. Lorenzo and Russ like to rest on a shelf with clean towels softened with fabric softener.

My cat’s next door get their litter box cleaned again in the afternoon. Some of my cat’s next door rush to make a new deposit to their litter box before I clean them out.

All of my cats get an afternoon or an evening snack. They may get cat treats or canned cat food or tuna canned in water as a treat for the day.

My cat Conrad likes to sleep on a rocking chair in the afternoon. Kohl wants to take sunbathe in the hallway upstairs in the afternoon. Garfunkel rests on the refrigerator, grandfather clock, and the China cabinet.

I love my daily routine of caring for my awesome feline family. I hope your feline family has a beautiful customary way with you.

Tags cat Toys, cat treats, Introducing a New Cat Into Your Home, kitten grooming, Picking Out A Kitten

Cattitude - Is Your Cats Attitude Showing ?

Cattitude – Is Your Cats Attitude Showing ?

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date October 21, 2015
1 Comment on Cattitude – Is Your Cats Attitude Showing ?

I have owned many cats in my lifetime. Every cat has its unique personality. Some cats are charming and easygoing, and others are skittish and fast to anger.

I have had several outdoor cats with two quite wild parents. Their kittens were very feral, to begin with. I started patting the kittens every time I fed them in the morning. Slowly the kittens stopped hissing at me. I had gained their mutual trust and respect.

If you are angry and upset, your cat will pick up on that and act more aggressively. Your cat may exhibit aggressive behavior if someone yells or screams in your house. If everyone in your home works calms, cool, and collected, your cat will also. Cats sometimes get sad and angry, just as we do now and then. We all have good and bad days depending on how we feel or what has happened to us during the day. Our feline friends also have their good and bad days.

My house cat Garfunkel is timid with strangers. I gave my cousin a cat toy with a fish that dangled on the end of a pole. He dangled the fish in front of Garfunkel. Garfunkel played with the fish for a long time. Garfunkel and my cousin are now good friends. Garfunkel lets my cousin hold him and pat him on the head now.

Never give your cat a treat after he has exhibited lousy behavior. Your cat will think, I will receive a nice cat treat if I misbehave. Always be consistent in how you correct your cat’s terrible behavior. Don’t let your cat jump on your table and tell him not to one day, and the next day, be fantastic with him sitting on top of your table. Your cat will get mixed signals from you quickly.

Giving a cat a treat is an excellent way to get a shy cat to interact more with you. I pat the cat on the head while he is eating his treat. Please do not hold a cat against his will. A skittish cat against his will makes him more nervous and afraid of people.

Some feral cats that I have adopted have never warmed up to me. I will never know what they have been through in their life. Be kind, compassionate, caring, and loving to all your feline friends.

Always be consistent and kind and loving toward your cat for a cat with the best cattitude possible.

Tags Introducing a New Cat Into Your Home, Whats Upsetting My Cat ?

Things to do to Help Calm Your Cat

Things to do to Help Calm Your Cat While Traveling and at Home

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date July 17, 2015
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Cats do not like any changes in their life whatsoever. They may stop using their litter box. They can scratch up your furniture. Your cat may need over-groom or – groom itself. They can find a place to hide when they are nervous or upset.

When I take a nervous cat to the vet, I like to put a familiar towel or toy in the cage with my cat. I keep talking to my cat on the way to the vet to reassure him everything will be fine.

Cats suffer from stress just as we do. They are scared of a new home, new furniture, or a new pet in the house. Cats get stressed from thunder, the fireworks on the 4th of July, and unfamiliar visitors.

My vet sells a beautiful product called Feliway. My friend had a cat that we took to the vet. Tina was shaking and nervous in her cage. The veterinary assistant sprayed some Feliway spray on a towel and put it in the cage with Tina. Tina calmed down immediately once she smelled Feliway. She was calm and relaxed and collected for her entire vet exam.

The Feliway brochure from my vet mentions what Feliway can accomplish regarding calming your cat down. Feliway helps relieve stress-related behavior by mimicking the natural Feline facial pheromone cats produce. The cat takes the pheromone through special nerve bundles sent to the brain and interpreted. Your cat immediately understands the calming message, and therefore, he is more relaxed.

I once put a Feliway wipe in a cage with a cat that I had got recently. She calmed down immediately. She was relaxed at the vet and on the way home.

Ask your vet if Feliway is suitable for your cat. I would highly recommend this excellent product.

I hope you and your cat have happy and stress-free travels.

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